Cloud Service Management: How to Reduce Complexity and Minimize Risk

Cloud Service Management: How to Reduce Complexity and Minimize Risk

Michael supports the Go To Market (GTM) Plan for Cloud across the America's and is a Key contributor on HP Global GTM for Cloud. Michael leverages a complex background of experiences which include Accountant, Professional Service, Project Management, Pre Sales, Sales and Sales Management. Michael's natural view on any topic is through the lens of the Business given his Accounting and MBA degree from Santa Clara University. Michael currently travels the America's to meet with clients, partners and prospects to discuss multiple topics such as Automation, Standardization, Developing Business Services and of course Cloud. On a personal level Michael enjoys investing in Rental Property in Central California. A Michael Zuber Quote: "I Hate to Lose more than I like to Win!!!"

Alex Ryals

VP of HP Solution Development

Avnet Services

Alex Ryals

Alex Ryals serves as the VP of HP Solution Development for Avnet Services, with the role of building solutions to help Avnet partners and customers manage and transform their technology environments to optimize business outcomes. These solutions span areas such as Cloud Computing and Data Center Automation, Big Data Analytics, Business Service Management, IT Service Management, Enterprise Monitoring and others. Additional responsibilities include managing the national HP Software focused presales organization for the Avnet Service HP Practice as well as the growing private cloud implementation practice.
With over 15 years of IT and consulting experience and most previously as the CTO of Pepperweed Consulting, Alex has a long history in Solution Development and HP Software sales and delivery. Previous positions have included Delivery Consultant, Solutions Architect, Director of Pre-Sales and Director of Research and Development. Prior to Pepperweed, Alex worked for Fedex as a third level OS support engineer and administrator for HP Software solutions. An extensive background in development, management software and IT process gives Alex a unique perspective when helping customers navigate through the complexities of transforming IT into a business aligned service. Alex is active in the IT management business community, speaking at industry conferences and participating in vendor and customer advisory boards.

As corporations accelerate their use of cloud technology, the demands on the IT department to manage these hybrid environments increase dramatically. Automation can reduce the complexity, ensure consistency and compliance and enable the IT department to effectively broker and manage these new cloud services.

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